Manchester City as a club have seen a remarkable rise over the years rightly or wrongly funded by their owner Sheikh Mansour who has bank rolled them to the top. After their last gasp winner against QPR nearly two years ago, you thought they would kick on that did not turn out to be the case. After a year of stagnation and a new manager it seems Manchester City are about to embark on something special.
One nil down to an Everton, any other season the team would have folded and citied their Merseyside hoodoo as to blame. But, instead the side roused themselves to win a vital game in the title race with leaves them in the driving seat. Coming back from a losing position is somewhat reminiscent of their struggling Manchester counterparts used to, a belief that Manuel Pellegrini has instilled in his players.
Although they have already won the title in recent years, City still have never kicked on and become the force that many expected with the amount of millions spent by the club. If Manchester City already had the ability and know how to win a title instilled in them then the title would have been a forgone conclusion in the past two seasons; it is key they win it this year or they face the fear of adopting the mentality of club that couldn’t quite do it.
Last season they were in turmoil, after a defeat to Wigan in the FA cup final and their manager sacked, Pellegrini came in as a less abrasive man that Mancini and restored the players with confidence; look at Edin Dzecko a man on his way out last summer now the man leading the final push to glory. How a man can’t be considered for the Manager of the season award after potentially winning two trophies in a season is mystifying. Pellegrini has been the right fit for City.
They’ve been resilient all season, they didn’t give up against Sunderland and grabbed a point that now looks pivotal in the race of the title, after several knock backs they have continued to bounce back and managed to stay in the hunt. They now seem to look like they are going to reap the fruits of that endeavour. As the City fans sing “they’ll fight till the end”.
If Man City can keep up their mentality and never say die attitude they only need look at the red half of Manchester to the success that can follow; the next week will be key to see if Manchester City will finally convince football supporters all over the world if they are a part of the European Elite. Win the title and surely a European one will be soon to follow. So it’s over to City.
By Justin Taylor (@JT4Football)
